16 THE GAZETIE-OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART llI-SEc, 4]

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

(CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD)
NOTIFICA TION
New Delhi, the 15th June, 2008

No. Lcgal/42(3)/87.-In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) of Section 16 and
sub-section (2) of Section 17 read with sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 (Act 6 of 1974) alongwith rule 28 ofthe Water (Preve'ntion and Control of Pollution) Rules,
1975, and under sub-section (3) of Section 16 of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Act 14 of
1981), the Central Pollution Control Board has established the Board's Laboratories at the places mentioned in
Schedule L

2. The fee payable to the Central Pollution Control Board Laboratories in-respect of
each report of analysis for variou~ analytical parameters and sampling charges for the
water, wastewater, soil, hazardous waste, air/fugitive emissions, source emission, noise
monitoring, auto exhaust monitoring and ambient air quality monitoring shall be as per
Schedule II : Schedule of sampling and analysis charges for Environmental Samples.

3. The fee prescribed under Schedule II will be subject to revision.

4. This notification shall come into force w.eJ. 1.4.2008

SCHEDULE' - I
SCHEDULE OF BOARD'S LABORATORIES

S. Place Address
No.
1. Delhi Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar,
Shahadra, Delhi -'- 110032
.
2. Kolkata Zonal Office - Kolkata •
247, Deshpran Sheshmal Road
CIT Building, 1st Floor
Kolkata - 7(J#Q33 --
3. Vododara Zonal Office - Vadodar-a

L - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - - -
Synergy House - II
Gorwa Subhanpura Road
Vadodara - 390023
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4. Lucknow Zonal Office - Lucknow

Ground Floor, PIeUp Bhawan
Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar
Lucknow - 228010

5. Bangalore Zonal Office - Bangalore

NISARGA Bhawan, A Block
1 & 2 Floor, Thimmaiah Main Road
ih 0 Cross, Shivanagar
Bangalore - 560086

6. Bhopal Zonal Office - Bhopal

3rd Floor, Sahkar Bhawan
North TT Nagar
Bhopal - 462003

7. Shillong Zonal Office - Shillong

Tumsir, Lumdiengob
Lower Motinagar, Near Fire Brigade
H. Q, Lumpyngngad
--.. Shillon.fL- 793014

Schedule -II

SCHEDULE OF SAMPLING AND ANAL YSI5 CHARGES FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES

Note: (i) This schedule supersedes all schedules of sampling and analysis charges notified
earlier as such earlier schedules stand cancelled & withdraw.
(ii) 50% discount on analytical charges shall be applicable for the samples forwarded
from North-Eastern States.

A. SAMPLING CHARGES
(I) Sampling charges for Ambient Ail"/Fugitive emission samples

S. Type of sampling Charges

No. in Rs.
I 1. Air Monitoring
(a) Sampling (upto each 8 hrs) for suspended particulate matter and 2000.00
gaseous pollutants
(b) Samp ling (24 hrs) for suspended particulate matter and gaseous 6000.00
pollutants
(c) Sampling of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)/ Benzene Toluene 2000.00
Xylene (BTX)
(d) Sampling of Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) 2500 .00

Note: (i) Transportation charges will be separate as per actual basis .

(ii) Sample analysis charges of respoctive parameters are separate as per list.
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(II) Source Emission Monitoring/Sampling charges

Type of Sampling Charges
in Rs.
(a) Sampling/measurement of Velocity, Flow rate, temperature and molecular 5500.00
weight of Flue Gas (each specific location/each sample in duplicate for the
mentioned parameter)
(b) Sampling of S02/N02 2000.00
(c) Sampling of PAHs 3000.00
(d) Sampling of VOCs/BTX 3500.00

Note: (i) Transportation charges will be separate as per actual basis.

(ii) Sample analysis charges of respective parameters are separate as per list.
(III) Noise Monitoring

Type of Sampling . '; Charges in

". -' .'
Rs.
First Monitoring 4000.00
Each Subsequent Monitoring within same premises 2000.00
For 08 hours Continuous Monitoring or more 10,000.00

Note: (i) Transportation charges will be separate as per actual basis.

(IV) . Sampling charges for water & wastewater samples

, S. Type of sampling Charges

No. in Rs.

1. GRAB SAMPLING:

1) Grab sampling/sample/place 550.00

2) For every additional Grab sampling/sameplace 250.00

2. COMPOSITE SAMPLING:

1) Composite sampling/source/place upto 8 hrs. 1000.00

- do - upto 16 hrs. 2000.00
- de) - upto 24 hrs. 3000.00

2) For every additional composite sampling/same place

but different source upto 8 hrs. 550.00
- do - upto 16 hrs. 1100.00
- do - upto 24 hrs. 1650.00

3. Flow Rate measurement/source - once 400.00

- do - - every additional 150.00

Note: (i) Transportation charges will be separate as per actual basis.

(ii) Sample analysis charges of respective parameters are separate as per list.
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l V) ~ampling charges fer Soil samples

Grab sampling/sample/place 600.00

For additional Grab sampling/same place 300.00

Note: (i) TransportatioN charges will be separate as per actual basis.

(ii) Sample analysis charges Of respective par.ameters are separate as per list.

(VI) Hazardous Waste Sample collection charges at the premises of

Industry/Import site/Disposal site

Integrated sample collection charges 1000.00

Note: (I) Transportation charges will be separate as per actual basi!.

(ii) Sample analysis charges of respective parameters are sepprate as per list.

B. ANALYSIS CHARGES

1. Analysis charges of Ambient Air/ Fugitive Emission Samples

,
f
\,<1.
,. " ,. I'
., '.'
, ..I
.... y " . ' 0,, 1 :;' A 1'1 Analysis
i s, No. f{ " "' ..••
,,, ';: ,
Parameters , . , . ,~ .. . , charges per '
I ·"~.,I . : , I.
" 's ample In Rs,
1. Ammonia 600.00
2. Analysis using dragger (per tube) 400.00
3. Benzene Toluene Xylene (BTX) · 1000.00
4. Carbon Monoxide 600 .00
5. Chlorine 600.00
6. Fluoride (gaseous) 600.00
7. Fluoride (particulate) - 600.00
8. Hydrogen Cnloride 600 .00
9. Hydrooen Sulphide 600.00
10. Lead & Other metals (per metal) As mentioned
in respective
group at
Clause 5.0
11 . N02 600.00
12. Ozone 1000.00
13. Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) As mentioned
in respective
group at
Clause 5.0
14. Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) 600.00
15. Particulate Matter (PM2 5) 1000.00
16. Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter(PMIO) 600 .00
17. Sulphur Dioxide 600.00
18 . Volatile Orqanics Carbon 2000.00

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20 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART Ill- SEC. 4]

, ;~
: . Analysis '
)
S. No. Parameters , charges per
~\
-"
sample in Rs.
19. Trace Metals on air filter paper using EDXRF
Aluminium, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Bromine, Cadmium,
Calcium , Cesium, Chlorine, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, GaUium,
Germanium , Gold, Iodine, Iron, Lanthanum, Lead, Magn~sium, 3000.00
Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel , Palladium, Phosphorous .. Per filter paper
Potassium, Rubidium , Rutherfordium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver,
. Sodium, Strontium, Sulphur, Tellurium , Tin, Titanium , Tungsten ,
Vanadium , Ytterbium , and Zinc.

20. Water Extractable ions in Air Particulate Matter using Ion

Chromatograph (IC)
(i). Processing I Pretreatment Charge per Sample (Filter Paper) 300.00
(ii). Cations (Na +, NH/, i<:+, Ca ++ & Mg ++) and
. .... . .. . .. - --- ) 1200.00
Anions (F , Br , CI , N0 3 , N0 2 , S04 & P0 4 (for 12 ions)

21 . Organic and Elemental Carbon (OC/EC) on quartz filter paper 2000.00

2. Analysis Charges for Source Emission Parameters

S. ', ~:~;'; ~ )~!~: ~. .'

.. ';.(
I ,. Analysis
tt'f,;t.;j f/,: . ,. ;
..
;
,
NO. 'i,
'.
: :~ (";'1_' '''',~;;,' ..
Parameters '
···<';::r· ·S:; .,. Charges per
··· test in Rs •
1. .Acid Mist . 600.00
2. Ammonia 600.00
3. Carbon Monoxide 600.00
4. Chlorine 600.00
5. Fluoride (Gaseous) 600..00
6. Fluorides (Particulate) 600.00
7. Hydrogen Chloride 600.00
8. Hydrogen Sulphide 600 .00
9. Oxides of Nitrogen 600 .00
10. Oxygen 500.00
11 . Polycycl ic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Particu late) As mentioned
in respective
group at
Clause 5.0
12. Suspended Particulate Matter 600.00
13. Sulphur Dioxide 600.00
l
14. Benzene Toluene Xylene (BTX) 1500.00
15. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC s) 3000.00

3. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring using on-line monitoring instruments by

Mobile Van
Parameters Charges in Rs.

PM 10, PM 2.5 , S02, NOx, SPM, CO along Rs .3,500/hour (minimum

with Meteorological data viz. temperature, charges Rs .15 ,0001-) +
Humidity , W ind speed , W ind direction RS .50 .00/km run of the van for
24 hours monitoring .
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4. Auto Exhaust' Monitoring - One time checking of vehicular exhaust

If

- /' .
Parameters Charges In Rs. '-
Carbon Monoxide % As per rate notified by
Transport Department
Hydrocarbon. PPM NCT Delhi
Smoke Density. HSU

5. Analysis charges of Water & Wastewater samples

:
S. No.

'"
I Parameters

PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
I
Analysis charges
per test in Rs.

1. Conductivity 60.00
2. Odour 60.00
3. Sludge Volume Index (SVI.) 200.00
4. Solids (dissolved) 100.00
5. Solids (fixed) 150.00
6. Solids (volatile) I 150.00
7. Suspended Solids 100.00
8. Temperature 60.00
9. Total Solids 100.00
10. Turbidity 60.00
11. Velocity of Flow (Current Meter) 200.00
12. Velocity of Flow (other) 550.00
1. Acidity 100.00
2. Alkalinity 100.00
3. Ammonical Nitrogen 200.00
4. Bicarbonates 100.00
5. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 600.00
6. Bromide 100.00
7.
8.
Calcium (titrimetric)
Carbon Dioxide . 100.00
100.00
9. Carbonate 100.00
10. Chloride . 100.00
11 . Chlorine Demand 200.00
12. Chlorine Residual 100.00
13. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 350.00
14. Cyanide 350.00
15. Detergent 200.00
16. Dissolved Oxygen 100.00
17. Fluoride 200.00
,
18. H. Acid 350.00
19. Hardness (calcium) 100.00
20. Hardness (total) 100.00
21. Iodide 100.00
;
22. Nitrate Nitrogen 200.00
23. Nitrite Nitrogen 200.00
24. Percent Sodium 600.00
25. Permanganate Value 200.00
26 . pH 60.00.
27 . Phosphate (ortho) 200.00
28. Phosphate (total) 350.00

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22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART III- SEC. 4]

S. No. Parameters
- .. Analysis charges
per test in Rs.
29. Salinity 100.00
30. Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) 600.00
31. Settleable Solids 100.00
32. Silica 200.0Q
33. Sulphate . .. 150.00
34. Sulphide 200.00
35. Total Kieldahl Nitro~en (TKN) - 350.00
36. Urea Nitrogen 350.00
37 . Cations (Na , NH4 , K , Ca & Mg ) and Anions (F', 1200.00
Br", CI', N0 3 ' , N02', S04' , & P04' , , ) in surface & (for 12 ions)
ground water sample using Ion Chromatograph

Processing / pretreatment Charge per Samf'lle 500.00

1. Aluminium .
400.00
2. Antimony 300.00--
3. Arsenic 300.00
4. Barium 300.00
5. Beryll1um 300.00
'0

6. Boron ,- 300.00
.. ,

7. Cadmium 300.00
B. Chromium Hexavalent 200.00
,
9. Chromium Total 300.00
10. Cobalt 300 .00
11. Copper
.. -
'- - 300 .00
12. Iron 300 .00
13. Lead ..
300 .00
14. Magnesium 200.00
15. Manganese 300.00
16. Mercury (Processing & Analysis) . BOO .OO
17. Molybdenum 300 .00
18. Nickel 300.00
19. Potassium 200.00
. 20. Tin . 300.00
21 . Selenium 300.00
22. Silver 300.00
23. Sodium 200.00
24. Strontium 300 .00
25 . Vanadium 300.00
26. Zinc 300.00
"gX';C"c'<F ';;'>' Or:gano Cl:1lorine Pesticides .(OCPs) A: ~, "
.' ....' ' 'J.
. "
~~ ~¥
.~"<:>,,,
~

Processing / pretreatment Charge per ,Sample 1000.00

1. Aldrin 400.00
2. Dicofol 400.00
3. Dieldrin -'- 400.00
4. Endosulfan-I 400.00
5. Endosulfan-II 400.00
6. Endosulfan sulfate 400 .00
7. Heptachlor 400.00
B. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) 400'.00
9. Methoxy Chlor 400.00
10. o,p DDT 400 .00
11 . p,p '-DDD 400.00
,
12 . p,p '-DDE 400 .00
13. p,p '-DDT 400.00
14. a-HCH 400.00
15. I3-HCH 400 .00
17. y-HCH 400.00
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5. No. Parameters Analysis charges

per test in Rs.
18. (5-HCH 400 .00
, Organo Phosphorous Pesticides (OPPs) "

Processing I pretreatment Charge per Sample 1000.00

19. Chlorpyriphos 400.00
20. Dimethoate 400.00
21. Ethion 400.00
22. Malathion 400.00
23. Monocrotophos 400.00
24 . Parathion-methyl 400.00
25. Phorate 400.00
26 . Phosphamidon 400.00
27. Profenophos 400.00
28. Quinalphos 400.00
:; -:,
"
}..!l;~~i<~:l.!;; _~: t>
~-",
,.1
.~

Processing I pretreatment Charge per SampJe 1000.00

29. Deltamethrin 400.00
30. Fenpropethrin 400.00
31 . Fenvalerate 400.00
32. a-Cypermethrin 400.00
33. P-Cyfluthrin 400.00
, ~~~--~~~~~----------------------------1-----~~~-----4
34. A-Cyhalothrin
\,,;.,,~ ..;;c:.~'tj [ .. Herbicides ::.~ , " ,... ," " " ,
400.00
..
Processing I pretreatment Charge per Sample 1000.00
35. Alachlor 400.00
36. Butachlor 400 .00
37. Fluchloralin 400.00
38. Pendimethalin 400.00
1~ ',~1;C''';1~2- ' · Polycycllc Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) .• " ." ."'~W 750.00 r

Processing I pretreatment Charge per Sample 1000.00

39. Acenaphthene 400.00
40. Acenaphthylene 400.00
41 . Anthracene • 400.00'
42. 8enz(a)anthracene 400.00
43. 8enzo(a)pyrene 400.00
44. 8enzo(b)fluoranthene 400.00
45. Benzo{e)flyrene 400.00
46. Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 400.00
47. 8enzo(k)fluoranthene 400.00
lI8. Chrysene 400.00
49. Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 400.00
50. Fluoranthene 400.00
51 . Fluorene 400.00
52. Indeno{1.2.3-cd)pyrene 400.00
53. Naphthalene 400.00
i 54.
55.
Perylene
Phenanthrene
400 .00
400.00
.
56. Pyrene 400 .00
.J";;.'"
'\ . ', .' . , ': ""', j~', r'
Processing I pretreatment Charge per Sample 1000.00
57. Aroclor 1232 400,00
58. Aroclor 1242 400.00
59. Aroclor 1248 400 .00
60, Aroclor 1254 400 .00
61. Aroclor 1260 400.00
62 . Aroclor 1262. 400.00
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S No. Parameters Analysis charges

per test in Rs .
~,~~
." " ;: 'lW ,·:Tltl:ialo Metha ne (rHM) ~{,$('lj~~~i~ll~J:~~01~~t.~,~~:~~\?t~! h'~" ~i!f;;':\$'~~\~~!~g
,.·"''' ...... h, ~\t~1Ir-
!. ,.Jh ~ .~" 'P.!~
\ Processing I pretreatment Charge per Sample 800.00
63. Bromo dichloromethane 400.00
64. Bromoform 400.00
65. Chloroform 400.00
66. ' Dibromo chloromethane 400.00
I':;:':';. '1t:iJ"" :}·" ',Other Organic ' Parameter '!'tj:\l{{i::if;\, 'f,<,",!?,\·;",;.·i:,;!;;:!;.pi(~, I"
, • > • ' ; <', : < •
.~
l"'· ... ' ,','N'<J.~f~··'45
67. Adsorbable Organic Halogen (AOX) 2000.00
68. . Tannin I Lignin 350.00
69. Oil & Grease 200.00
70 . Phenol 200.00
71. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) 500.00 _..
72. Volatile Organic Acids 350.00
1. Bacteriological Sample Collection 200.00
2. Benthics Organism Identification & Count (each 600.00 " I
sample)
3. Benthics Organism Sample collection 1000.00
4. Chlorophyll Estimation 600.00
5. E. Coli (MFT technique) 400.00
6. E. Coli (MPN technique) 350.00
7. Faecal Coliform (MFT technique) 400.00
8. Faecal Coliform (MPN technique) 350.00
9. Faecal Streptococci (MFT technique) 450.00
10. Faecal Streptococci (MPN technique) 400.00
11 . Plankton Sample collection 250.00
12. Plankton (Phytoplankton) count 600.00
13. Plankton (Zooplankton) count ·600 .00
14. Standard Plate Count 200.00
15. Total Coliform (MFT technique) 400.00
16. Total Coliform (MPN technique) 350.00
17 . Total Plate Count 350.00
18. Toxicological - Bio-assay (LCso) 2800.00
19. Toxicological - Dimensionless toxicity Test 1600.00

Note: (i) Sampling charges for water and waste water samples are separate as specified in clause A
(IV) , but subject to minimum of Rs: 7001- irresp9clive of number of samples.
(ii) . Transportation charges are separate on actual basis.

6. Analysis charges of SoiI/Sludge/Sediment/SoHd waste samples

300.00
Bicarbonates 200.00
Boron 400.00
Calcium 150.00
5. 350.00
6. 400 .00
7. 150.00
8. 100.00
9. 100:00
10. 550,00
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.' , ., J' Soil Parameters Analysis

"" .' ~.'i;' ::·~~A:;~f,:(.:': (j,l,\;, " charges per
test In Rs.
11 . Gypsum Requirement 350 .00
12. H. Acid 400 .00
13. Heavy Metal As mentioned
in respective
group at
Clause 5.0
14. Trace Metals using EO-XRF
Aluminium, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Bromine, Cadmium,
Calcium , Cesium, Chlorine, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Gallium,
Germanium, Gold, Iodine, Iron, Lanthanum, Lead, Magnesium, 4000.00
Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Palladium, Phosphorous,
Potassium, Rubidium, Rutherfordium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver,
Sodium, Strontium, Sulphur, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten,
Vanadium, Ytterbium and Zinc, per sample.
15. Magnesium 300.00
16. Mechanical soil analysis (soil texture) 150.00
17, Nitrate 300.00
18, Nitrite 300,00
19, Nitrogen available __.--,-_-,----,,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-t-_~3~5~0.:..: . 0:...:0-__1
20. Organic Carbon/Matter (chemical method) 350,00
21, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) > As mentioned
I in respective
group at
Clause 5,0
22. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) As mention~d
in r~spective
group at
Clause 5.0
23. Pesticides As mentioned
in respective
group at
Clause 5,0
24. pH 100.00
25 , Phosphorous (available) 400.00
26. Phosphate (ortho) 300.00
27. Phosphate (total) 400 .00
28 . Potash (Available) 200.00
29. Potassium 300,00
30. Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) in Soil extract 650 .00
31. Sodium 300,00
32 , Soil Moisture 100.00
33. Sulphate 200.00 .
34, Sulphur 350.00
35. Total Kjehldhal Nitrogen (TKN) 400 ,00
36, TOC 550.00
37. Total water soluble salts 200.00
r 38. Water Holding capacity 100.00
I'

Note: (i) Sampling charges for soil samples as specified in clause A(V).
(ii) Transportation charges are separate on actual basis.
26 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

1. Analysis charges for Hazardous Waste samples

, S. Parameters .' ' ." .if.;P Analysis
"
No. ~:
, .. ' ; Charges per
., , ,.' ~
'f> . test in Rs. ;
'. f

1. Preparation of Leachate (TCLP extractlWater Extract) 1000.00

2. Determination of v~rious parameters in Leachate As mentioned in
respective group
at Clause 5.0
3. Flash point/lgnitibility . 550.00
4. Reactivity 550.00
5. Corrosivity 550.00
6. Measurement of Toxicity
- LCso
.r'
2800.00
- Dimensionless Toxicity 1600.00
7. Total Organic Carbon 500.00
8. Adsorbable Organic Halogen (AOX) . 2000.00

8. AQC Participation Fees: . - to be charged by CPCS from respective SPCS's/PCC's or

Recognized laboratory for Analytical Quality Control exercise (AQC)
samples.

1. Laboratories of Govt.lSemi Govt.l Public Sector Undertaken! 10000.00

Autonomous bodies.

2, Private Sector Laboratories. 15000.00

J. M. MAUSKAR, Chairman
[ADVT IIJ/4/Exty./184/08]

Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India vide No. S.O. 296(E), dated 31-3-1994,
and thereafter amended vide No. S.O. 389(E), dated 23-9-1994, No. S.O. 390(E), dated 23-9-1994 and
No. S.O. 1218(E), dated 1-9-2001.

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